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The Systems Engineer 2 provides technical expertise in the management of enterprise infrastructure platforms, including server, storage, and compute environments across public and private cloud and on-premises ecosystems. This role is responsible for testing, analyzing, and supporting infrastructure systems such as virtual and physical servers, storage arrays, operating systems, and supporting platforms.
The Systems Engineer 2 work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.

Our Government Contract Requires US Citizenship for this Position.

Location: Louisville, KY (Hybrid: 2 days in office per week)

The Systems Engineer 2 monitors infrastructure performance across server, storage, and compute environments to ensure system stability, availability, and efficiency. This role identifies, diagnoses, and resolves technical issues related to infrastructure failures, capacity constraints, and system integrity. Begins to influence department strategy and makes decisions on moderately complex to complex issues regarding technical approach for project components, often working with minimal direction.

Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with Level 2 Infrastructure Operations teams (Server, Storage, Compute) to gain expertise in tools, platforms, and processes, identifying opportunities to expand Level 1 and Level 1.5 capabilities.
• Conduct Level 1 health checks during infrastructure incidents and outages, ensuring rapid detection, triage, and escalation of critical system issues.
• Review and approve changes impacting production infrastructure environments, ensuring compliance with operational standards and minimizing service disruption.
• Drive Level 1 and Level 1.5 engagement in Problem Management to support root cause analysis and continuous service improvement.
• Support and enhance monitoring and observability across infrastructure platforms to improve Time to Detect (TTD) and Time to Resolve (TTR).
• Facilitate updates to technical documentation, runbooks, and SOPs to ensure accurate and actionable guidance for ongoing operations and future scalability.
• Participate in infrastructure implementation and upgrade projects, partnering with cross-functional teams to deploy scalable and supportable solutions.
• Review and approve operational changes within Level 1 and Level 1.5 support domains.
• Contribute to operational strategy, platform standardization, and long-term infrastructure planning.
• Identify opportunities to leverage emerging technologies (cloud services, automation, virtualization, AI-driven operations) to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Monitor and report on infrastructure performance metrics, capacity trends, and operational KPIs to leadership and stakeholders.
• Execute continuous improvement initiatives, including automation, process optimization, and tooling enhancements.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5 or more years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering or Systems Administration
• Experience managing and supporting enterprise server, storage, and compute environments (on-prem and/or cloud)
• Experience with infrastructure platforms such as virtualization (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V), operating systems (Windows/Linux), storage systems, and compute resources
• Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant certifications (e.g., VMware VCP, Microsoft, AWS/Azure, Storage certifications)
• Experience with automation (PowerShell, Python, Ansible, Terraform)
• Exposure to cloud infrastructure and hybrid environments

Additional Information

This role has a hybrid remote workstyle which may require you to work approximately 2 days a week in the office depending on business needs.

Why Humana?

You'll experience the following perks as a full-time Humana employee:

Humana offers a variety of benefits to promote the best health and well-being of our employees and their families. We design competitive and flexible packages to give our employees a sense of financial security-both today and in the future, including:

• Health benefits effective day 1
• Paid time off, holidays, volunteer time and jury duty pay
• Recognition pay
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Tuition assistance
• Scholarships for eligible dependents
• Parental and caregiver leave
• Employee charity matching program
• Network Resource Groups (NRGs)
• Career development opportunities

Interview Format:

As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we will be using an interviewing technology called HireVue to enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. HireVue allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information from you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.

Work-At-Home Requirements

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:

• At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.
• Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.
• Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
• Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

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Social Security Task

Humana values personal identity protection. Please be aware that applicants may be asked to provide their Social Security Number, if it is not already on file. When required, an email will be sent from Humana@myworkday.com with instructions on how to add the information into your official application on Humana's secure website.

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$80,900 - $110,300 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, "Humana") offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
About us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health - delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer atHumana.comand atCenterWell.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.